Saturday, 26 November 2016

WHO - Vote of No Confidence

Any electrosensitive person who knows the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) view of EHS, contained in the "Electromagnetic fields and public health" page on the website, will know that we are not being well served, and that many of our problems in gaining recognition and accommodation for our condition originate here.

This is what WHO says about electrosensitivity:

Conclusions

EHS is characterized by a variety of non-specific symptoms that differ from individual to individual. The symptoms are certainly real and can vary widely in their severity.

Whatever its cause, EHS can be a disabling problem for the affected individual.

EHS has no clear diagnostic criteria and there is no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF exposure.

Further, EHS is not a medical diagnosis, nor is it clear that it represents a single medical problem.

On this basis, and also on the wider refusal of WHO to accept that non-thermal exposure to electromagnetic radiation is harmful (except, puzzlingly, in the classification by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the WHO, of both radiofrequency and lower frequency electric and magnetic fields as possible carcinogens), it seems that this organisation can legitimately be criticised for its complete lack of precaution concerning the biological effects of EMFs.

The following was sent to me by Olga Sheean recently, and I think that this vote of no confidence is a really excellent idea. I hope that it musters an amazing number of votes, and that it might force the World Health Organisation to sit up and, very belatedly, take notice:

WHO - worldwide vote of no confidence

I would be very grateful if you could endorse this vote of no confidence in WHO and its EMF Project, as well as some demands for science-based action on EMFs and microwave sickness.

I’m sharing this with as many EHS/EMR networks, journalists, specialists and ‘impactivists’ as possible, so that the names obtained can be added to a document I’m preparing for submission to WHO and its EMF Project.

The document will be calling WHO on its failure to acknowledge EHS and address the proven harm caused by EMFs, as well as on its hiring of a blatantly industry-biased electrical engineer to head its EMF Project.

It would be great if you could also share the link with your contacts.

-Your e-mail address will NOT be shared with WHO or anyone else. It will be kept on file for use only if I’m challenged by WHO on the legitimacy of the names provided.

-Your name/e-mail address will not be added to my mailing list, but you may sign up separately if you wish to receive updates from me on the vote and other EMR/EHS-related info.

-The call to action is on my website and is not connected to any other social change/petition platform, so you will not receive any other requests to support a cause or sign a petition.

-This is a chance for us to collectively have an impact, letting the World Health Organization know that we no longer recognize its authority or respect its unscientific, industry-driven decisions regarding the worldwide harm being caused by wireless radiation.

Feedback and comments are welcome.

If anyone would like to submit a comment about their personal situation (one short paragraph), they are welcome to e-mail it to me and I will include it in the WHO document, using their initials or whatever ID they wish to provide.

Introduction

This blog will publish articles on what it is like to live with electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in the modern world, written by people who know only too well.

Very often, articles in the media seek to dismiss electrosensitivity as a psychological issue, and one that is unrelated to electromagnetic fields and radiation.

I believe that the scientific evidence shows that this industry-friendly view of the condition is catastrophically wrong, and I hope that the tales of what electrosensitive people have to endure, and what our backgrounds are, will help to dispel the myth that we have some irrational fear of technology, and that it's "all in our heads".

Please join me on this quest for recognition of this debilitating condition, and for the support and empathy of those around us.

Dave Ashton

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This blog is a place where we, the growing ranks of electrosensitive people, can tell our stories, and not have to battle with the misinformation and bias that is often present elsewhere. However, before submitting your story, please think about the following important points, which are intended to protect all of us:

1) Please consider how much of your personal information you want to be in the public domain, and only include information that you are happy for the world and his uncle to see. The use of your real name is completely optional, as is the inclusion of a picture. Please do not provide any specific information that may be used by others to your detriment.

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3) Please consider the detrimental impact that any information or views that you provide may have upon any legal actions in which you are involved, either now or in the future - for example by providing anything that could affect the statute of limitations.

4) All stories and articles submitted will be checked carefully by the publisher - that's me - prior to being published, as will all comments left underneath posts (no sales pitches or nastiness please). I will provide a preview of the post to the submitter before it is published and shared on social media, and will discuss any suggested changes. Once the post is published, it can be amended, but be aware that once anything is put onto the internet, it's very hard to remove all traces of it.

5) Finally, please note that the publisher of this blog accepts no liability for posts made on the blog, nor for any consequential events. Posts are published at the sole risk of the submitter, and the submission of articles or stories for publishing indicates agreement with this.

If you want an image to go with your post, please send it to me, or tell me what sort of picture you'd like included.

If you want to retain your anonymity, that's fine - but please give me a first name, nickname or initials, so that I have something to work with! Please tell me if you don't want your full name published, or if there are any other details that I shouldn't publish.

I'd like to keep to this sort of format, so - if possible - please follow this structure. This may evolve as we go though!

1) Post title2) Name (or initials, nickname etc.)3) Location4) How long have you been electrosensitive (and how long did it take you to make the link to EMFs?)5) Your story (anything that you want to say about electrosensitivity and you)6) What you'd like your friends and family to know about your life now, and what you'd like them to do7) What you'd like health professionals to do, based on your experience8) What you'd like politicians, and those in authority, to do9) In general, what needs to happen to improve your life?